Day: January 3, 2023

Brazil says final farewell to ‘King’ Pele

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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, led the tributes on Tuesday as Brazil said its final farewell to football legend Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. A flood of fans, politicians and football dignitaries have flocked to pay their respects to the player known as “The King” in the southeastern city of Santos, home to the club where he spent most of his storied career. Santos FC said more than 230,000 people had attended his 24-hour wake in the Vila Belmiro stadium, where a steady stream…

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Egesi: The trashing of a drowning man

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By Uche Okoroafor It is inconceivable that a man with low IQ, low depth of knowledge and bereft of comprehension of basic grammar and usage of the English language which is the official communication medium in our schools  was ever allowed to darken the four walls of an institution of higher learning like Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu,(ASCETA). But those who sought to help KELVIN EGESI by elevating him from a mere clerk to lecturer may not have known that one cannot give what one lacks. They failed…

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Tinubu in Kano, assures Muslim leaders of fair leadership to all Nigerians

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Presidential candidate All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has assured Muslim leaders in the country that he will offer fair and just leadership to all Nigerians if elected president. He gave the assurance in a town hall meeting with Muslim leaders from the North West zone in Kano on Tuesday. The APC candidate urged the religious leaders to ensure that they preach unity and harmony among their followers rather than division and disunity, saying that is the only way the nation could experience development. He said: “Religious leaders like you…

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Obi’s endorsement: I wasn’t mocking Atiku – Wike

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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has denied mocking the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar over Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Wike said his comments about Obi’s endorsement by Obasanjo instead of Atiku were borne out of concern. The governor made the comments while flagging off a new road project in Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on Tuesday. Wike said he had initially “prayed” that Obasanjo remains quiet because anything contrary will affect the PDP.…

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Tinubu will not betray Northerners, he is fit to rule – Gov Badaru

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The Jigawa State Governor, Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar, has debunked allegations that the APC Presidential candidate, Ahmad Bola Tinubu would be a Southern President if he wins the elections. He claimed that the presidential candidate’s past indicate he is not a betrayer. Abubakar who spoke in Kano during an APC Presidential Candidate meeting with the Muslim Ullama’s from Northwestern Nigeria, on Tuesday said, all Bola antecedents, clearly vindicate him as a non-ethnic and religious bigot”. The Jigawa State Governor added that everything Bola Tinubu has done in his presidential aspiration, he…

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BREAKING: Clark endorses Peter Obi for President

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…Says Obi’s move to Restructure the Country will bring Unity By Mandy Park FORMER  Federal Commissioner for Information and the Leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark has endorsed the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi as his  candidate for February Presidential election. Clark while addressing Journalists at his Asokoro Residence, Abuja said that with Obi as President, Nigeria will unite the country with his move to restructure the country. According to Clark, one who must be the next President of the country must be…

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661,783 PVCs remain uncollected in Edo

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It is about 53 days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo State said 661,783 old and new Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were yet to be collected in the state as at 32 December 2022. The Head, Voter Education and Publicity of INEC in Edo State, Timidi Wariowie, made this known in its PVC daily report analysis made available to reporters on Monday in Benin. Mr Wariowei said that of the figure, 409,832 were old uncollected PVCs while 251,951 were new…

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Doctor shot dead Inside Delta Hospital

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A Medical Doctor identified as Dr. Uyi Iluobe, has been shot dead in a hospital in Delta state. Iluobe was murdered at his privately-owned hospital (Olive clinic) in the town of Oghara-eki. He was said to have been killed by relatives of a patient who died from a gunshot wound in the hospital. The incident happened on December 31, 2022 while everyone was busy with end of year preparations. Reacting to the incident, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) urged the National Assembly to criminalize violence against healthcare workers in the…

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Burna Boy apologises to Lagos fans for late performance

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Grammy awards winner Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has apologised to his fans for showing up late at his concert in Lagos. The singer’s concert themed ‘Lagos Loves Damini’ was booked to start at 7pm on Sunday, January 1 started around 3am on Monday, January 2. On getting on the stage, Burna Boy mocked his fans accusing them of labeling him a murderer after a shooting incident between himself and a newly wed couple at Obi Cubana’s club in Lagos last year. He also cursed at them…

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